23 August 2010

Another Bird Strike


A suspected birdstrike forced an Air New Zealand flight to return to Christchurch Airport shortly after take-off this afternoon. An Air New Zealand spokeswoman said Flight NZ532 bound for Auckland returned to Christchurch a few minutes after take off following a suspected bird strike on the left wing of the aircraft. The plane landed in Christchurch without incident and no local standby was required. The 110 passengers were transferred to another plane within 45 minutes to continue their journey to Auckland, she said. Engineers were inspecting the Boeing 737 involved.

One of the advantages of flying Air New Zealand... The 110 passengers were transferred to another plane within 45 minutes to continue their journey to Auckland.

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